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BatteryJack Introduces Tait Replacement Batteries

BatteryJack will introduce a replacement battery for the Tait TP9100 series radios. The BA-203 replacement battery will be made in 1700mAH Ni-CD and 2500mAH Ni-MH.

Photo: BatteryJack.

Tait Radio Congratulates LAPD's Medal of Valor Recipients

Executives from Tait Radio Communications attended the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) annual Medal of Valor ceremony in Los Angeles, Calif., to honor the recipients.

Photo: Tait Radio.

Panasonic Upgrades Toughbook 19 Laptop

Panasonic Solutions Co. has announced a series of upgrades to its Toughbook 19 fully-rugged convertible tablet. The updated device features a standard voltage processor, increased RAM and hard-drive capacity as well as speed, a brighter sunlight-viewable screen and more.

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Flashlight Technology

To the casual observer, a discussion of "flashlight technology" seems like gilding the lily. You push a button, a light comes on; you push it again, the light goes off. Today, our flashlights use a wide variety of power sources and types of illumination, and generally cost a lot more than the $1.98 one would pay for a two-cell light at the hardware store.

Photo: iStockphoto.com.

Video: Flash Mobs Turn Criminal

Groups of youth are using text messaging and social media to gather at specified locations as so-called "flash mobs" primarily on the city's South Side, where robbers attack people with pepper spray. Of late, flash mob attacks were reported in the Streeterville neighborhood.

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Flash Mobs Organize Robberies Via Social Media

MSNBC reports on the new trend of flash mob robberies by groups of young people who gather at a location at a specific time and launch a pepper spray attack on tourists or mass robbery of a retail store.

L.A. Times: Eliminating Red-Light Cameras Makes Sense

Following the Los Angeles Police Commission's decision to get rid of red-light cameras in the city, the Los Angeles Times published an editorial endorsing the move because "the evidence in favor of the cameras isn't compelling enough to urge the City Council to keep them running."

Report: 25% of Hackers are FBI Informants

The Guardian is citing the publisher of hacker quarterly 2600, who told the publication hackers are "susceptible to intimidation" and are usually willing to work for the feds rather than face long prison terms.

Apple Bans DUI Checkpoint Apps

MacRumors highlighted the change in Apple's App Store Review Guidelines. "Apps which contain DUI checkpoints that are not published by law enforcement agencies, or encourage and enable drunk driving, will be rejected."

Screenshot: iTunes Store.

General Dynamics Itronix Introduces Rugged Notebook for LE

General Dynamics Itronix introduces the new, fully-rugged GD8200 notebook computer. The GD8200 delivers powerful computing, razor-sharp images in full sun and highly sensitive global positioning in a compact, fully-rugged case.

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IBM's New Solution Designed to Improve City Information Sharing

IBM's Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities is designed to allow all city agencies to share intel for better overall management and services to citizens.

Obama Signs Patriot Act Renewal

The law signed late Thursday was initially passed after the 9/11 attacks and authorizes law enforcement authorities to get court approval to obtain "roving wiretaps" on suspected foreign agents with multiple modes of communications, track non-American "lone wolves" suspected of terrorism, and obtain certain business records and even library records.

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